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wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's <i>wife</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man’s <i>wife,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s <i>wife,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man&#8217s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s <i>wife,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and she goes out of his house and goes and becomes another man’s <i>wife</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and after she leaves his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man&#8217s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later she married another man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She might marry another man after she leaves his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then suppose she marries another man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If she goes out from his house, becomes the wife of another man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When she has left him she may go and become someone else's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when she hath departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />when she has gone out of his house, and has gone and been another man’s,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and she hath gone out of his house, and hath gone and been another man's,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she shall go out of his house, and go and was to another man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when she is departed, and marrieth another husband, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when, having departed, she has married another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />if on leaving his house she goes and becomes the wife of another man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and goes off to become another man’s wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when she has left his house, and if she goes and becomes another man's wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she shall depart from his house, and if she will go and she will belong to another man<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and she departeth out of his house, and goeth and becometh another man's wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>if</i> she should go away and be married to another man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6459" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Law of Divorce</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣə·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">If, after leaving</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bê·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·lə·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">she goes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and becomes</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’a·ḥêr (Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš- (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man’s wife,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31-32</a></span><br />It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ / But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Mark 10:2-12</a></span><br />Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. / “What did Moses command you?” He replied. / They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a></span><br />To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a></span><br />Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” / Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-16.htm">Malachi 2:16</a></span><br />“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Matthew 19:6</a></span><br />So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-15.htm">1 Corinthians 7:15</a></span><br />But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a></span><br />“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a></span><br />Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Ezra 10:3</a></span><br />So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.</p><p class="hdg">she may go</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Leviticus 21:7,14</a></b></br> They shall not take a wife <i>that is</i> a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he <i>is</i> holy unto his God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Leviticus 22:13</a></b></br> But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/30-9.htm">Numbers 30:9</a></b></br> But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-15.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/27-8.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/joshua/2-21.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If, after leaving his house,</b><br>This phrase refers to the situation where a woman, after being divorced by her husband, departs from his household. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a woman's identity and security were closely tied to her husband's household. The act of leaving signifies a formal separation, which was legally recognized in Israelite society. The Mosaic Law provided regulations for divorce, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1</a>, to protect the rights of the woman and ensure she was not treated unjustly.<p><b>she goes and becomes another man’s wife,</b><br>This indicates the woman's remarriage to another man after her divorce. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, remarriage was a common practice for divorced women, as it provided them with social and economic stability. The law acknowledged the reality of remarriage and sought to regulate it to prevent exploitation or abuse. This provision also highlights the importance of marriage as a covenant relationship, which is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the issue of divorce and remarriage, emphasizing the sanctity and permanence of marriage (<a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a>). The concept of remarriage can also be seen as a type of the Church, the bride of Christ, being united with Him after being separated from the bondage of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience receiving the law, God's chosen people, preparing to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/divorce.htm">Divorce</a></b><br>The event or situation being addressed, specifically the remarriage of a divorced woman.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The destination of the Israelites, where they are to live according to God's laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a></b><br>The covenant relationship being regulated by the law, emphasizing its sanctity and order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_context_of_the_law.htm">Understanding the Context of the Law</a></b><br>The law in <a href="/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2</a> was given to regulate and manage the social implications of divorce, not to endorse it. It reflects the hardness of human hearts and the need for order in society.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">The Sanctity of Marriage</a></b><br>Marriage is a sacred covenant designed by God. This passage, while addressing divorce, underscores the importance of entering marriage with commitment and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_and_redemption.htm">God's Grace and Redemption</a></b><br>Even in situations of brokenness, such as divorce, God's grace is available. The law provided a way to manage human failure, pointing to the need for redemption through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>The church is called to support and guide individuals through marital challenges, offering counsel and prayer, and upholding the biblical view of marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_wisdom_in_relationships.htm">Practical Wisdom in Relationships</a></b><br>This passage encourages believers to seek wisdom and discernment in relationships, understanding the long-term implications of marriage and divorce.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_feelings.htm">Is this your official Certificate of Divorce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_couple_remarry_after_divorce.htm">Can a couple remarry after divorce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_divorce_justified_in_deuteronomy.htm">In Deuteronomy 24:1–4, how can divorce be justified when other biblical passages seem to condemn it entirely? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jesus's_view_on_divorce_differ.htm">Why does Jesus’s restrictive view on divorce (Matthew 19:3–9) seem to conflict with more lenient provisions in Deuteronomy 24:1–4? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If, after leaving</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצְאָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his house,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she goes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלְכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·lə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and becomes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man’s wife,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִישׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’îš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Deuteronomy 24:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:2 When she is departed out of his (Deut. 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